Biographical details | |
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Born | 1890 |
Died | Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S. | June 11, 1967 (aged 76)
Alma mater | Carson–Newman (BA, 1911) |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1914–1915 | Furman |
Administrative career ( AD unless noted) | |
1912–1913 | Savannah Institute (TN) |
1913–1914 | Allen Academy (TX) |
1914–1916 | Furman |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 6–8 |
Willis Beeler Bible Sr. (1890 — June 11, 1967) was an American football coach, athletic director, and professor. [1] He served as the head football coach at Furman University from 1914 to 1915. [2] Bible resigned as Furman's head football coach in mid-November 1915 and was succeeded by assistant coach Billy Laval for the final game of the season. [3] Bible was a professor of English at East Tennessee State University for 40 years before retiring in 1961.
Bible earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1911 and a Master of Arts degree in 1916, both from Carson–Newman University. He was the brother of College Football Hall of Fame coach Dana X. Bible. [4] Bible died at the age of 76, on June 11, 1967, at Memorial Hospital in Johnson City, Tennessee. [5] [6]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Furman Baptists (Independent) (1914) | |||||||||
1914 | Furman | 2–5 | |||||||
Furman Baptists ( Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1915) | |||||||||
1915 | Furman | 4–3 [n 1] | 0–1 [n 1] | [n 1] | |||||
Furman: | 6–8 | 0–1 | |||||||
Total: | 6–8 |
Biographical details | |
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Born | 1890 |
Died | Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S. | June 11, 1967 (aged 76)
Alma mater | Carson–Newman (BA, 1911) |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1914–1915 | Furman |
Administrative career ( AD unless noted) | |
1912–1913 | Savannah Institute (TN) |
1913–1914 | Allen Academy (TX) |
1914–1916 | Furman |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 6–8 |
Willis Beeler Bible Sr. (1890 — June 11, 1967) was an American football coach, athletic director, and professor. [1] He served as the head football coach at Furman University from 1914 to 1915. [2] Bible resigned as Furman's head football coach in mid-November 1915 and was succeeded by assistant coach Billy Laval for the final game of the season. [3] Bible was a professor of English at East Tennessee State University for 40 years before retiring in 1961.
Bible earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1911 and a Master of Arts degree in 1916, both from Carson–Newman University. He was the brother of College Football Hall of Fame coach Dana X. Bible. [4] Bible died at the age of 76, on June 11, 1967, at Memorial Hospital in Johnson City, Tennessee. [5] [6]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Furman Baptists (Independent) (1914) | |||||||||
1914 | Furman | 2–5 | |||||||
Furman Baptists ( Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1915) | |||||||||
1915 | Furman | 4–3 [n 1] | 0–1 [n 1] | [n 1] | |||||
Furman: | 6–8 | 0–1 | |||||||
Total: | 6–8 |